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Johnny High

Johnny Harold High (Sky)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-3    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: April 25, 1957 in Birmingham, Alabama
Died: June 13, 1987
High School: Jones Valley in Birmingham, Alabama
College: University of Nevada, Reno

Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round (2nd pick, 24th overall) of the 1979 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 22 PHO NBA 82 1121 144 323 .446 1 7 .143 120 178 .674 69 104 173 119 71 15 123 172 409
1980-81 23 PHO NBA 81 1750 246 576 .427 2 24 .083 183 264 .693 89 139 228 202 129 26 188 251 677
1982-83 25 PHO NBA 82 2 1155 100 217 .461 1 5 .200 63 136 .463 45 105 150 153 85 34 106 205 264
1983-84 26 PHO NBA 29 9 512 18 52 .346 0 2 .000 10 29 .345 16 50 66 51 40 11 38 84 46
Career NBA 274 11 4538 508 1168 .435 4 38 .105 376 607 .619 219 398 617 525 325 86 455 712 1396

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 22 PHO NBA 82 13.7 1.8 3.9 .446 0.0 0.1 .143 1.5 2.2 .674 0.8 1.3 2.1 1.5 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.1 5.0
1980-81 23 PHO NBA 81 21.6 3.0 7.1 .427 0.0 0.3 .083 2.3 3.3 .693 1.1 1.7 2.8 2.5 1.6 0.3 2.3 3.1 8.4
1982-83 25 PHO NBA 82 2 14.1 1.2 2.6 .461 0.0 0.1 .200 0.8 1.7 .463 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.9 1.0 0.4 1.3 2.5 3.2
1983-84 26 PHO NBA 29 9 17.7 0.6 1.8 .346 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 1.0 .345 0.6 1.7 2.3 1.8 1.4 0.4 1.3 2.9 1.6
Career NBA 274 11 16.6 1.9 4.3 .435 0.0 0.1 .105 1.4 2.2 .619 0.8 1.5 2.3 1.9 1.2 0.3 1.7 2.6 5.1

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 22 PHO NBA 82 1121 4.6 10.4 .446 0.0 0.2 .143 3.9 5.7 .674 2.2 3.3 5.6 3.8 2.3 0.5 4.0 5.5 13.1
1980-81 23 PHO NBA 81 1750 5.1 11.8 .427 0.0 0.5 .083 3.8 5.4 .693 1.8 2.9 4.7 4.2 2.7 0.5 3.9 5.2 13.9
1982-83 25 PHO NBA 82 2 1155 3.1 6.8 .461 0.0 0.2 .200 2.0 4.2 .463 1.4 3.3 4.7 4.8 2.6 1.1 3.3 6.4 8.2
1983-84 26 PHO NBA 29 9 512 1.3 3.7 .346 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 2.0 .345 1.1 3.5 4.6 3.6 2.8 0.8 2.7 5.9 3.2
Career NBA 274 11 4538 4.0 9.3 .435 0.0 0.3 .105 3.0 4.8 .619 1.7 3.2 4.9 4.2 2.6 0.7 3.6 5.6 11.1

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1979-80 22 PHO NBA 82 1121 10.1 .510 .447 6.9 10.0 8.5 13.7 2.9 0.7 23.5 18.6 93 102 -0.5 1.6 1.1
1980-81 23 PHO NBA 81 1750 10.8 .489 .429 5.7 8.6 7.2 15.0 3.4 0.8 21.4 19.6 93 98 -0.8 3.3 2.5
1982-83 25 PHO NBA 82 1155 8.6 .477 .463 4.5 9.6 7.2 16.3 3.5 1.6 27.7 13.5 87 98 -1.0 2.2 1.2
1983-84 26 PHO NBA 29 512 4.5 .355 .346 3.6 11.5 7.5 11.1 3.7 1.2 37.0 8.2 71 104 -0.8 0.7 -0.1
Career NBA 274 4538 9.4 .486 .437 5.5 9.5 7.5 14.6 3.3 1.1 24.1 16.5 90 100 -3.2 7.9 4.7

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1979-80 22 PHO NBA 8 120 12 31 0 2 8 16 10 25 20 6 2 7 20 32 .387 .000 .500 15.0 4.0 3.1 2.5
1980-81 23 PHO NBA 7 117 14 33 0 0 9 14 9 19 6 6 2 6 24 37 .424 .643 16.7 5.3 2.7 0.9
1982-83 25 PHO NBA 3 45 5 11 0 1 0 2 7 10 6 3 1 1 7 10 .455 .000 .000 15.0 3.3 3.3 2.0
Career NBA 18 282 31 75 0 3 17 32 26 54 32 15 5 14 51 79 .413 .000 .531 15.7 4.4 3.0 1.8

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1979-80 22 PHO NBA 8 120 11.2 .421 .387 9.2 13.5 11.4 20.4 2.4 0.9 15.5 15.5 98 107 0.0 0.1 0.1
1980-81 23 PHO NBA 7 117 10.4 .472 .424 8.9 9.2 9.0 8.1 2.7 1.1 13.3 17.1 100 96 0.0 0.3 0.3
1982-83 25 PHO NBA 3 45 13.6 .421 .455 15.2 7.3 11.5 16.5 3.1 1.2 7.8 11.3 112 106 0.1 0.0 0.1
Career NBA 18 282 11.3 .443 .413 10.0 10.7 10.4 14.7 2.6 1.0 13.6 15.4 101 102 0.1 0.4 0.5

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1977-78 20 UNLV 27 974 187 411 95 146 143 469 .455 .651 36.1 17.4 5.3
1978-79 21 UNLV 27 927 169 387 96 136 117 434 .437 .706 34.3 16.1 4.3
Career 54 1901 356 798 191 282 260 903 .446 .677 35.2 16.7 4.8

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
1982-83 NBA 82 (2)

Steal Pct

1980-81 NBA 3.4 (7)

Defensive Rating

1980-81 NBA 98.4 (9)

Transactions

October 11, 1978: Traded by the Boston Celtics (as a 1979 2nd round draft pick) to the Phoenix Suns for Dennis Awtrey.

June 25, 1979: Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round (24th pick) of the 1979 NBA Draft.

September 30, 1981: Traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Chicago Bulls for a 1983 3rd round draft pick (Winfred King).

December 19, 1983: Waived by the Phoenix Suns.

January 11, 1984: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Phoenix Suns.

February 1, 1984: Waived by the Phoenix Suns.

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